La plus grande source mondiale de diamants naturels – et de plus de 90 pour cent de tous les diamants roses naturels découverts jusqu'à présent – pourrait s'être formée en raison de l'éclatement du premier supercontinent terrestre, rapportent des chercheurs le 19 septembre. Communications naturelles. Les roches diamantifères de la mine Argyle, en Australie occidentale,…
JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: More than a decade ago, two scientists – one in Nigeria and the other in the United States – noticed a worrying trend. A deadly disease was appearing in West Africa, but it often went unnoticed or misdiagnosed. This could have pandemic-level consequences. So these two scientists decided to do something. NPR's…
Propolis: a natural health elixir approved by doctors for your well-being Introduction: In the realm of natural remedies, propolis is a remarkable gift from bees. As we examine the health benefits of propolis, it is worth noting the growing endorsement of this bee-derived substance by medical professionals in our modern age. Discover the therapeutic wonders…
Gisele Bündchen opens up about her life as a model, her life now away from the runway and her headline-making divorce from football great Tom Brady, in a revealing interview with correspondent Lee Cowan for CBS News Sunday Morning”, which will be broadcast. Sunday September 24 on CBS and broadcast on Paramount+ “I’m in a…
For Caribbean box jellyfish, learning is literally a given. In a new experiment, these animals learned to spot and avoid obstacles despite lacking a central brain, researchers report September 22 in Current biology. This is the first evidence that jellyfish can make mental connections between events – like seeing something and falling into it –…
As a result, in emergency rooms at many hospitals — like Banner-University Medical Center Tucson, Ariz., and Kaiser Permanente Sunnyside Medical Center, outside Portland, Ore. — Covid patients rub shoulders with people elderly, pregnant women and people with illnesses such as diabetes which puts them at high risk if infected. Very few hospitals treating primarily…
Siblings Sofia Oliveira, 18, and Andre Oliveira, 15, pose for a photo on the beach in Costa da Caparica, south of Lisbon, Wednesday September 20, 2023. Ana Brigida/AP hide caption toggle caption Ana Brigida/AP Siblings Sofia Oliveira, 18, and Andre Oliveira, 15, pose for a photo on the beach in Costa da Caparica, south of…
U.S. Coast Guard officers captured video footage over the weekend of one of the most endangered whales on the planet, after encountering three of these creatures off the coast of Louisiana, in the Gulf of Mexico. The images show three Rice's whales, enormous members of the baleen whale family, that have been sighted in the…
However, a major obstacle remains resistance to vaccination among nurses and caregivers. Like many facility owners, Avalon Health Care Group, which owns or operates more than a dozen nursing homes in Western states, does not require staff to be vaccinated. Dr. Sabine von Preyss-Friedman, Avalon's chief medical officer, says she tries to address the reasons…
It's official: antimatter is falling, not rising. In a first-of-its-kind experiment, scientists dropped antihydrogen atoms and watched them fall, demonstrating that gravity pulls antimatter toward Earth, rather than pushing it away. The study confirms a pillar of Einstein's general theory of relativity known as the weak equivalence principle. According to this principle, gravity pulls on…
A new study in the journal Natural geosciences predicts that in 250 million years, a supercontinent formed around the equator will be too hot for mammals to survive. Jean-Philippe Ksiazek/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jean-Philippe Ksiazek/AFP via Getty Images A new study in the journal Natural geosciences predicts that in 250 million…
Any encounter between police and civilians can go wrong (SN: 11/17/21). Stop-and-frisk, where police search pedestrians suspected of carrying contraband, can be particularly difficult, leading to some efforts to limit the practice. But simply limiting foot stops may not reduce the likelihood of such contentious encounters, a Chicago case study suggests. A sharp decline in…
Floodwaters begin to recede, but anger grows for many New Yorkers Floodwaters begin to recede, but anger grows for many New Yorkers 03:03 NEW YORK — New Yorkers were frustrated Friday over flooded basements and damaged property. The storm drains simply couldn't cope with the heavy rains earlier in the day. The water has since…
Research is limited, but free-standing birth centers, which only accept low-risk patients, are associated with lower rates of preterm birth, higher birth weights, lower rates of cesarean sections , increased breastfeeding rates, and approximately $2,000 in Medicaid savings per patient. compared to traditional care, according to a multi-year study conducted by the federal government. In…
A natural path to soothe and improve your health and well-being 🇺🇸 Are you tired of restless nights, staring at the ceiling or tossing and turning in bed? If so, you are not alone. The importance of quality sleep cannot be overstated when it comes to health and wellness. That's where Sleep Boost, a doctor-formulated…
Julvonnia McDowell was making dinner one evening when she got a call saying that her 14-year-old son, JaJuan — a gentle boy who loved animals, who was so generous that he gave a pair of shoes to a classmate who was being teased — had been shot. He was visiting a relative’s home when another…
Washington — The historic removal of Rep. Kevin McCarthy from his position as House speaker sets up another election to fill the now-vacant seat atop the GOP-controlled lower chamber. Patrick McHenry, who now temporarily wields the gavel as speaker pro tempore, announced during a meeting with fellow GOP lawmakers on Tuesday that the House Republican…
Gabrielle Glaze felt scolded and shamed when she delivered her first son in a Birmingham, Ala., hospital, forced to observe strict rules about lying stationary through her contractions and enduring countless cervical checks from “total strangers” who seemed disappointed by her body’s progress. So when Ms. Glaze, 33, gave birth to a second son in…